New Delhi, January 11 (IANS) Scientists at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) are developing a new heat-tolerant vaccine that can offer protection against different strains of SARS-CoV-2 -- both current and

LONGLENG, NOVEMBER 22 (MExN): The District Health Society Longleng organised a one day district workshop on Surveillance for Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) at CMO conference hall Longleng on November 22.CMO

DIMAPUR, AUGUST 5 (MExN): Mission Indradhanush (MI) 5.0, a periodic immunization intensification drive of the Government of India launched in December 2014, is set to being in Nagaland on August 7. The drive wi

London, September 23 (IANS) Covid is unlikely to mutate into a deadlier variant and will eventually end up as a common cold, said Professor Dame Sarah Gilbert, who created the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. Cut

New Delhi, September 13 (PTI): Vaccine efficacy against severe COVID19, even for the delta variant, is so high that booster doses for the general population are not appropriate at this stage in the pandemic, ac

New Delhi, September 2 (PTI): Mass gatherings should be discouraged but if attending it is essential then full vaccination should be a prerequisite, the Union government said on Friday and urged people to get t

Kohima, June 8 (MExN): Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio has hailed the decision of the Government of India announced by Prime Minister, Narendra Modi on June 7 to provide free vaccine to all Indian citizens

It is very encouraging to see that almost all slots for the 18-44 age group vaccination drive in Nagaland are filled up. The first session of vaccination drive for this particular age group began on May 17 and

February 28 (PTI): The United States Food and Drug Administration has approved Johnson and Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine that works with just one dose instead of two for emergency use, giving America its third

New Delhi, February 13 (IANS): India is being lavishly praised in the international media for its vaccine diplomacy and helping other countries in time of need. "India has emerged the surprise lead

New Delhi, February 7 (PTI): India has become the third topmost country in the world in terms of the number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday. Only the United S

Dhaka, January 28 (IANS): Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday thanked the government of India for the gift of two million doses of Covid-19 vaccine while virtually inaugurating the mass vaccina

Hyderabad, January 27 (IANS): Covaxin, the Covid vaccine developed by Bharat Biotech, effectively neutralizes UK variants of SARS-CoV-2 reducing the possibility of mutant virus escape, finds a study. Accordi

Kathmandu, January 21 (IANS): The Covid-19 vaccines that India has granted to Nepal arrived in Kathmandu on Thursday. Indian Ambassador to Nepal handed over the vaccines to Health Minister Hridesh Tripathi a

New Delhi, January 16 (IANS): AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria on Saturday joined scores of healthcare workers across the country who were administered Covid-19 vaccine shots on the first day of the nationwide

New Delhi, January 12 (PTI): There will be a gap of 28 days between two doses of COVID-19 vaccine and its effectiveness will begin 14 days after the second dose, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday. Addressi

New Delhi, January 11 (IANS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday emphasised that India is entering into a decisive battle against Covid-19, as the country prepares for the Made in India vaccination drive fr

Hyderabad, January 3 (IANS): Amid the criticism of the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) for granting approval for emergency use of Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin, its manufacturer Bharat Biotech claimed on Sun

New Delhi, January 3 (IANS): Eleven months after the first case of deadly coronavirus was detected in India, Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) V.G. Somani on Sunday approved Serum Institute of India's

New Delhi, December 5 (PTI): Covaxin is a two-dose anti-coronavirus vaccine and Haryana health minister Anil Vij, who had volunteered for its phase-three trial, was given only the first dose, the Union health m